Special Events


20th -21st March 2010
International 2  Saturday 20th 7pm
Best Of Australian Shorts Sunday 21st 7pm
 
Tickets: 
Saturday: Includes after film drinks and catering in the foyer
$18.00 Adults
$15.00 Students/Concessions
$13.00 Club Dendy Members
$12.00 Seniors

Sunday:
$15.00 Adults
$12.50 Students/Concessions
$10.00 Club Dendy Members
$9.00 Seniors


Flickerfest celebrates its 19th year as Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited Short Film festival, with a record 1600 entries and 23 touring venues nationally. Flickerfest screens the most creative and inspirational shorts films from across the globe, many are Australian and World premieres. A total of 97 Australian and International shorts were officially selected in competition in 2010.

After the ten day Sydney competition & festival, Flickerfest packs it’s little red suitcase and rolls out the show for the 23 venue National Tour! The films on the tour are the pick of the crop - all united by their excellence within the short film genre and represent the freshest trends in global cinema! Home delivered!

“We are thrilled with the response this year and have been overwhelmed with a record of over 1600 entries received from around the globe, Flickerfest continues to attract the latest in cutting edge and award-winning shorts from the world’s most exciting new filmmakers”, said Festival Director, Bronwyn Kidd. “This guarantees that the festival presents our Australian audiences with a short film competition amongst the best in the world.”

International 2
Saturday 20th March

Highlight/s:
THE CAT PIANO (Australia/8min/35mm/2009)
DIR: Eddie White & Ari Gibson. PROD: Jessica Brentnall
A vibrant city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing its own twisted feline symphony.

Best Short Animation - Sydney Film Festival 2009; Best Animation Short - Melbourne Film Festival 2009; & most recently AFI AWARD Best Short Animation 2009


Best Of Australian Shorts programme which has been especially curated for the FLiCKERFEST National Tour. The films are a selection from 5 Australian Competition programmes at this years FLiCKERFEST 2010 in Bondi.
Sunday 22st March
Highlight/s:
MIRACLE FISH (Australia/18min/35mm/2009)
DIR: Luke Doolan. PROD: Drew Bailey
8 year old Joe has a Birthday he will never forget. After friends tease him he sneaks off to the sick bay wishing everyone in the world would go away. He wakes up to find his dream may have become a reality.
Oscar nominated; Sundance Film Festival 2009; Winner Youth Jury Prize, LA Award - Aspen International Film Festival 2009; Dendy Award for Best Live Action Short 2009; Craft Award + SBS Television Award - St Kilda Film Festival 2009; & most recently AFI AWARD Best Short Film & Best Short Script 2009
RALPH (Australia/10min/Video/2009)
DIR: Deborah Mailman .WRIT: Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair. PROD: Jessie Mangum
For Maddie it will take more than just dreaming about the Karate Kid to survive school, it will take a friend.
Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival 2009; Best Short Film - IF Awards 2009

More info please visit: www.flickerfest.com.au